This Is Our Someday
Chapter 5: Hits and Misses
The next day came rather early for the girls. Their alarms went off at 6:00, signaling that they had thirty minutes to get ready and head to the studio for a dance rehearsal. They were expected to learn all of the choreography to "Something Like A Party" where they could put vocals to it and perform it for Griffin sometime in the next week.
Kaity got up and looked in the mirror. Her hair was a total mess, and there was no way she could just toss it up into a ponytail anymore. She brushed it out and ran the straightener through it a few times before tossing on a pair of capri length gray sweat pants, a zebra print sports bra, and a hot pink off the shoulder t-shirt that bared a bit of her midriff.
She hoped and prayed she wouldn't see Logan before she had the time to change when she was done. She rolled her eyes. She'd had the worst luck lately. Thankfully, today was dance rehearsal. It was time for her to get out there and show Gustavo exactly why she should be in this band.
As she was looking in the mirror, Trista came out of the bathroom and looked at her questioningly.
"Are we going back to the eighties or something?" she said.
"Uh, no, this is what I'd wear to dance back home." Kaity replied.
"Um, alright." Trista shook her head, zipping up the jacket of her Juicy Couture sweat suit.
When they went into the dining area to grab something to eat on their way out the door, Elizabeth was gushing about her plans with Kendall.
"I mean, he's got a girlfriend, but still." She said, "He could change his mind, right?"
"Sure…I guess." Trista replied.
"Of course he could!" Cecilia said, "Jo Taylor doesn't deserve him anyway."
"And I definitely deserve Jett Stetson, so…" Trista trailed off.
Cecilia glanced over at Trista and rolled her eyes before turning back to Elizabeth, "You're like, perfect for him! I've heard that Jo doesn't even like hockey. Today will prove a lot!"
"I guess." Elizabeth said.
"And you…" Cecilia turned to Trista.
Kaity bit into an apple as she watched the girls, amused by their conversation.
"What about me?"
"Give Carlos a chance! He's so into you!"
Trista rolled her eyes, "He's adorable…hot even, but he's annoying!"
"Maybe, if you showed him the attention he deserved, you'd find it sweet and not annoying." Elizabeth said.
"Gah, I don't know." Trista said.
"Well, man whore Luke from band isn't an option anymore, and you would be so much better off with Carlos." Kaity spoke up.
"Speaking of relationships…the bracelet?" Trista eyed the button bracelet on Kaity's right wrist. She hadn't taken it off since Logan gave it to her.
"Well…I won a bet and he gave it to me. Nothing more, nothing less." She said.
"Psh, yeah right."
"Oh, and we're kind of going out Friday night." Kaity bit her lip, trying to hide her smile.
"Oh my gosh, no way!" Cecilia gasped.
"Uh, yeah." She grinned.
"That's awesome! So are you two a legit couple now?" Elizabeth said.
Kaity shook her head, "Psh, no, we just met. We're gonna get to know each other."
"Oh, I bet you will." Cecilia laughed.
"Oh, shut up." Kaity said.
"Kaity and Logan sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!" Trista sang teasingly.
Kaity rolled her eyes, playing with the button bracelet on her wrist. There was no hiding that she definitely had some sort of feelings for Logan, but she wondered deep down why he'd never called or text after she gave him her number.
When they got to Rocque Records the girls came face to face with a guy dressed in sparkly gold and black clothes with spiked up hair and sunglasses on.
"I am X." he said, "I will teach you how to x-dance, x-impress, and x-entertain."
The girls stared at him curiously, wondering if he were some sort of joke.
"Alright, let's begin!" he exclaimed, "Who's the dancer of the group?"
"That'd be Kaity Rae!" Cecilia said.
"What can you do?" he asked.
"I specialize in hip hop, but I'm a competitive cheerleader too. I can do some sick nasty flips…if I do say so myself." She smiled.
"Do the one where you end up without your hands touching the floor!" Elizabeth said.
"The full?" Kaity asked.
"I don't know what it's called!" Elizabeth exclaimed.
"Okay…" Kaity trailed off, "Back up, everybody."
The girls moved out of the way and X backed up to see exactly what the little blonde was about to do. She took a deep breath, putting her hands above her head as she went into a cartwheel into a back handspring and a no-handed back flip. She ended with her arms up in a "V", lower body in a lunge, just as she'd been taught.
"That was better than the nerdy one from Big Time Rush." X said.
"Ha, Logan…" Kaity grinned, pushing a piece of hair behind her ear.
"Can you do the second part with no hands?" he asked.
"You mean just spring backwards?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Uh, I don't really think so. I can try." She said, moving back into her starting position.
"Don't hurt yourself, Kaity." Cecilia said, worried.
"I'll be careful." She grinned before taking an even deeper breath. She went into it with her eyes closed. Halfway through, she grabbed the ground.
"Man!" she said as she came straight back up.
"It's okay. That looked really hard." Elizabeth said.
"Wait, I've got it. I can do this." She backed up and did a round off with her hands pulled to her side.
"See, it's kind of like the crazy handspring, but sideways and forwards." She said.
"I like it!" X said.
After dancing for two and a half hours, the girls were done with their routine, but working on perfecting it. Kaity had two different flips in the song. Elizabeth and Cecilia jumped over Kaity and Trista at one point, and they'd gotten Elizabeth to the point that they could flip her over if they grabbed her arms.
"It's so damn hot in here!" Cecilia said, wiping her forehead as she took a sip of water.
"I know, right." Kaity said, pulling her pink t-shirt over her head, leaving her in her zebra print sports bra.
"This is torture!" Trista said, "I can't stand dancing."
"Dancing is the shiz." Kaity grinned.
"Alright ladies, from the beginning, let's go!" X said, clapping his hands.
The girls got in their first positions, all in a straight line, doing different poses, facing the back. Little did they know, when they were turned around, the boys of Big Time Rush came into the booth facing them.
Just give me a beat
That's all I need is a beat
Nothing more than a beat
Kaity turned around on the first beat, walking forward, shaking her hands in her hair, sliding her hands down the side of her body with a smirk. She was too far into the song to even notice Logan who was watching her intently, trying to focus more on her doing what she claimed was her "art" and not the fact that her abs were exposed, and the way she was moving was making it that much worse.
Throughout the song, the boys watched the girls dance in awe. Carlos smiled, thinking about how cute Trista looked, concentrating hard about the next steps. Kendall loved how confident Elizabeth looked in her abilities. James couldn't stop watching Cecilia move. She had the same sexy air about her when she danced too.
It wasn't until Kaity did her no handed round off did the girls notice the boys, because they burst into cheers and loud calls.
Kaity looked shocked when she saw the guys. She tried to not pay attention to Logan and focus on the dance, but she found it extremely hard. Cecilia kept her eyes on James, working with everything she had to keep him entranced. Trista kept her glance far away from Carlos'. Elizabeth smiled flirtatiously at Kendall as she kept going.
When the song was over, the struck their last pose, breathing heavily, but still smiling.
The boys burst into the room cheering and high fiving the girls.
"That was awesome!" Kendall said, giving Elizabeth a side hug.
"You're a really good dancer." Carlos said shyly to Trista.
"Thanks" Trista said awkwardly.
"I could watch you move all day." James said to Cecilia with a nod, noticing her bright blush at his remark.
"You are incredible." Logan said, "You are so talented."
"Thanks" she smiled.
That's when she realized what she was wearing, "Oh my God!"
She ran over to her stuff and grabbed her pink t-shirt attempting to throw it over her head frantically.
Logan laughed, "I wanna tell you it's okay, but I don't want you to think I'm a pig or something."
Kaity laughed, "It's alright. It makes me feel a lot better about myself that you think I look good all sweaty like this."
"I just can't get over what an amazing dancer you are." He said.
"Thanks" she said, "If we go on a second date, after Friday, how 'bout we got somewhere I can show you a little bit more of those moves."
Her suggestive smile and the way her hands were on her hips, curving her flat abs towards the right were killing him, "Oh, definitely."
"So, are we done now?" Cecilia asked.
"Yes, I have to work with Big Time Rush now." X said, looking over at the boys.
"Oh, so you aren't going back to the Palm Woods?" Elizabeth asked Kendall.
"Nah, we have rehearsal, and then I'll come back and get ready and we'll hit the rink!" he grinned.
"Sounds good!" Elizabeth smiled.
"So…" James trailed off to Cecilia, "What are the chances I can get you to go out with me?"
"Hmm…maybe you have a slight chance." She grinned.
"Tonight?" he asked.
"Maybe" she smiled.
"So I'll pick you up at seven?" he said.
"Alright" she grinned.
Before James walked away, Cecilia called out to him, "Hey James, wear your black skinny jeans. They make you look sexy."
James nodded at her with a conceited smile, "Sure thing."
"Will you go to the movies with me?" Carlos blurted out at Trista, across the room.
"Uh…I don't know…" she said, playing with her hair nervously.
"Please!" he begged.
"Can I think about it?" she asked, her facial expression uncomfortable.
"Please!" he begged again.
"Uh, I'll talk to you later." She hurried out the door to head down to the lobby to wait for the car.
"So, I'll see you back at the Palm Woods, later?" Logan asked Kaity.
"Mhm, of course." She grinned.
"You still wanna hang out later?" he asked.
"Yeah, that sounds awesome." She smiled.
"Okay, so I'll come get you later on and we can do something." He said.
"Alright!" she said as he began to walk off.
"Hey, Logan!" she called out.
"Huh?" he asked.
She tossed her arms around his neck, hugging him, "Bye!"
Logan grinned sheepishly, hugging her back around the waist, "See you later!"
Kaity sighed. She could seriously get used to having his arms wrapped around her. It was a simply amazing feeling.
When they got back to the Palm Woods, the girls all got changed and were sitting in the living room, dishing about the latest improvements with their guy.
"James and I are going out tonight!" Cecilia gushed, "He asked me after dance rehearsal!"
"I am so excited about playing hockey with Kendall later on! I don't care if he has a girlfriend or whatever. I'll get what's mine." Elizabeth laughed.
"Logan and I are supposed to be hanging out tonight too." Kaity said, grinning, "I don't know what we're gonna do, but we're hanging out."
"Awh, you guys are so sweet!" Cecilia said, "I bet you two are going to be the first to become official!"
"Nuh uh, Liz and Kendall." Kaity shook her head.
"You guys are insane!" Elizabeth said, "He's got Jo!"
"Yeah, but he's getting you!" she laughed.
"So are you going to go to the movies with poor Carlos?" Cecilia asked Trista.
"Ugh…yes." Trista replied.
"Are you serious?" Elizabeth said.
She nodded in response, "I don't know…I just decided to."
"Awh, he's so into you!" Kaity gushed.
"Oh, just shut up." Trista said.
"So are we all going to get ready now?" Cecilia said, "Because I definitely need some help getting my hair straightened."
"For sure!" Elizabeth said.
"I guess…" Trista trailed off.
Kaity just followed behind, saying nothing, hoping no one would say anything. She knew it wouldn't last much longer.
As soon as they got into both rooms, leaving the connecting bathroom open, Cecilia burst into Kaity and Trista's room with a pair of holy denim shorts, flinging them on the bed.
"Put these on!" Cecilia grinned, walking over to Kaity's closet. She dug out a sparkly camouflage tank top and a pair of flip flops.
"Uh, okay?" Kaity said as she started to change.
When she changed, she looked in the mirror, she looked over her appearance. She looked fine, but she wondered what Logan would think about what she looked like, just like always.
"You look so cute!" Elizabeth gushed, coming in wearing a complete hockey uniform minus padding and a jersey.
"And you look…interesting." Cecilia questioned, looking at her friend.
"I'm going to play hockey, not chill like a Barbie like you guys." She laughed.
"Whatever" Cecilia rolled her eyes, "I am so excited to be going out with James. He's so cute!"
"You guys are cute together." Trista said, coming into the room.
She was wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and a pair of converse, which was something that was totally strange and out of character for her.
"So you're going to not dress up to try and turn him off?" Cecilia rolled her eyes.
"No!" Trista said, "I'm so tired after dance rehearsal, I just cannot put heels on. I would die!"
"Whatever!" Kaity rolled her eyes.
Right after their conversation stopped, the bell outside of the apartment door rang.
"Oh my gosh!" Cecilia exclaimed.
"Okay, okay, I'll go get it, everyone chill!" Trista said.
Trista walked downstairs and answered the door. James stood outside with a rose in his hand, smiling.
"Oh, hey, Trista." He said.
"I got it, gimme a second." She said.
She turned away from the door and yelled over her shoulder, "CECILIA!"
"She'll be down in a second." She turned back to James, "Come on in."
James followed Trista into the apartment and waited as Cecilia came down the stairs.
"Hey, you look awesome. You ready to go?" he asked.
"Yeah, let's go." She smiled as they were about to leave.
"One down, like what, three to go?" Trista said.
Just as she was about to turn to walk back upstairs, the door rang again. Carlos was waiting for her this time.
"Never mind." She said, "See you guys later!"
After a few more minutes, Kendall came and got Elizabeth, leaving Kaity in the apartment alone. She sighed, sitting down. She waited patiently for Logan. She couldn't decide if she was more nervous than she was excited or if it were the other way around.
She was about to turn on the TV when someone knocked at the door. She got up excitedly, taking a deep breath before walking to the door. She opened it up and smiled, seeing Logan standing behind the door.
"Hey, you." He smiled.
"Hey," she grinned, "Come on in."
"Everyone gone?" he asked.
"Yep," Kaity replied, "You were the last boy to come get their girl."
Logan laughed, "I'm sorry. I'll do better next time."
"Well, since Friday is legitimately our first date, I'd hope you would." She giggled.
"I definitely will." He said, "What do you want to do tonight? We could go out or we could just chill here or in 2J."
"I'd really just like to stay in. I mean, I'm not like a loser that doesn't like to go out or whatever, but I'm just wiped from dance." She said.
He nodded, "Oh, I completely understand. Those first few rehearsals are awful."
"Thanks," she said as she sat down on the couch, "You're the best, Logan."
Logan smiled sheepishly, a red blush coming across his face as he sat down beside her. He gingerly put his arm up on the back of the couch.
"So, do you want the remote?" she asked, feeling kind of awkward.
"It doesn't matter." He said, smiling widely, not taking his eyes off of her.
She turned on the TV and started flipping through the channels as they began talking about everything from music and their bands to TV shows and books until Kaity began attempting to shake herself out of sleep, feeling like she could simply pass out.
"Tired much?" he asked.
"Yeah" she laughed, "Sorry, it's totally not you, I promise."
"Thanks, because I was starting to worry." He laughed.
After a few more minutes, Kaity's head began to drop over onto Logan's shoulder as she fell asleep.
Logan laughed, shaking his head. He gently put his arm around the girl, adjusting his position where she would be a little more comfortable, trying not to wake her up.
It only lasted maybe an hour, an hour and a half at best before the door to the apartment swung open, hitting the wall loudly as Elizabeth burst in, crying.
Kaity sat up, rubbing her face, "Woah, what happened?"
"Elizabeth just came in. I think she was crying." He said.
"Oh man, hold on, I'll be right back." She said, noticing in the back of her mind that Logan's arm was around her.
She grinned slightly as she got up and bolted up the stairs, even though she knew her friend was hurt. She went into Elizabeth and Cecilia's room and found Elizabeth face down on the bed.
"Liz, what happened?" she asked.
Elizabeth looked up and wiped her tears, "Kendall and I kissed!"
"I thought you'd be happy about that!"
"He's with Jo, remember!"